Weekday Word w/ Eric

Tag: faith

  • The Forgiveness Revolution

    Matthew 18:21-35, CEB – Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Should I forgive as many as seven times?” Jesus said, “Not just seven times, but rather as many as seventy-seven times. Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who…

  • What the Heck Did Jesus Just Say?

    Matthew 18:18-20, The Message –  “Take this most seriously: A yes on earth is yes in heaven; a no on earth is no in heaven. What you say to one another is eternal. I mean this. When two of you get together on anything at all on earth and make a prayer of it, my…

  • When Offenses Occur. . .

    Matthew 18:15-18, CEB – “If your brother or sister sins against you, go and correct them when you are alone together. If they listen to you, then you’ve won over your brother or sister.  But if they won’t listen, take with you one or two others so that every word may be established by the…

  • Forgetting How to Be a Child

    I apologize that this reflection is out of order in our journey through Matthew.  The day before yesterday, I had gotten the post all ready to post and then got called away.  When I returned, I made the false assumption that I had indeed made the post. So, yesterday, I made the next post and…

  • A Serious Commitment to Goodness

    Matthew 18:6-9, The Message – But if you give them a hard time, bullying or taking advantage of their simple trust, you’ll soon wish you hadn’t. You’d be better off dropped in the middle of the lake with a millstone around your neck. Doom to the world for giving these God-believing children a hard time!…

  • An Interesting Use of Freedom

    Matthew 17:24-27, CEB – When they came to Capernaum, the people who collected the half-shekel temple tax came to Peter and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?” “Yes,” he said. But when they came into the house, Jesus spoke to Peter first.“What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect taxes,…

  • Receiving the Disappointment of God

    Matthew 17:14-20, The Message – At the bottom of the mountain, they were met by a crowd of waiting people. As they approached, a man came out of the crowd and fell to his knees begging, “Master, have mercy on my son. He goes out of his mind and suffers terribly, falling into seizures. Frequently…

  • How to Lose Your Life. . . Only to Find It

    Matthew 16:24-28, CEV – Then Jesus said to his disciples:  If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross and follow me.  If you want to save your life, you will destroy it. But if you give up your life for me, you will…

  • Watch Out for That Yeast!

    Matthew 16:1-12, The Message – Some Pharisees and Sadducees badgered him again, pressing him to prove himself to them. He told them, “You have a saying that goes, ‘Red sky at night, sailor’s delight; red sky at morning, sailors take warning.’ You find it easy enough to forecast the weather—why can’t you read the signs…

  • What Does God Have to Work With?

    Matthew 15:29-39, NIV –  Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down.  Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.  The people were amazed…